Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-07

American ciiizens had been withheld 10y
the government The original claimants
as also the second generation Of claimants
had long since gone to that bourne from
whence there il no return when. Dec. IL
1885,, the third generation of claimant,
were startled from their apathetc disre
gard Of the subject by the announcement,
that the long pending French spoliatiou
bill had passed both houses Of congress
New England was agitaied 10 its center.
Claimants uprose from the far west
Abodes of poverty Were penetrated by the
strange news. Their ships had come in
ay, even then they We're lying out AT the
"tiings. AU,ty papers and defunCt fam
lily histories were wildly sought for.
Graveyards We're explored; tablets stand
ing sphinx like We're deciphered Who
[ were our grand,atherSs
OF the number were ourselves, with evi.
dences in a fair state Of preservation. The
cargoeS Of these captured ships, as shown
in time Worn bills of lading. etc, We're
/ unique 'mola>~es casks, negro slaves
and other merchandise Jamaica rum, GER
/ tain amounts of specie" Yea, verify
! And phantom like the wrecked hulks of
these ships sped on. Sailing-Sailing in
space.
Every branch Of the family could lie
traced with one exception. it was that Of
our disreputabc cousins. Years had ac-
clImulated since they had even been
thought uf. What had become of them
Possibly they were dead or i'll their OBJ
security they might never be found Not
found' Ny uncle Edwards pale, sad face
seemed IL repruaCh me. Again | heard
him say. They are of our flesh and blood
Charles, and left no stone unturned in
my search for some clew to them NY
modes of procedure were far fetched and
CIrcultous, much as If an enemy were To
he circumvented. They We're found, and
10 our surprise their place Of residence
was within 300 miles of us
With the information thus gained
wrote 10 my cousin, Mrs Garland, ~ |
learned, at Ellensale, Wis, stating the
case and volunteering instruction in re
gard toeNldences necessary 10 be produced.
] assumed a kind OF dictatorship. under
the impression that my disreputable cous-
ms would he found in state OF semi bar
narism, and that any incidental knowledge
thrown in would De 10 their advantage.
some little time elapsed without q re
spun>e 10 my communication, and began
Ia have doubts of their having ANY asnirs-
tiuns for a higher degree of prosnerity y than
that which they already po,sessed Al
length the morning mail bruurht TN, long
expected letter.
Nv cousin Charlotte the same name
with myself-a family name, had been
thrown from her carriage. by whicb acc;
dent she had suffered temporary inconve-
nence She was improving. however and
hastened To apologize for the DELAY As
10 the claim referred 10 sb,. had hcen f,-
vored: her brother Hugh. member of con
gress from that district having kindly
kept her Informed. Himself a claimant
very naturally he had used his hest ..,
ieavor in the matter. ANY assistance.
necessary, either financially or otherwise
might rest assured would be cba.rfuIly
accorded
Her letter WAS charminply vrittsn and
strictly business like and with not Tho
slightest aliusion To any relatiopsbip ey-
listing between us
Fred" | said as nv farorite nephew
sauntered into nv somewhat circum-
scribed apartments tth., world had not
used me as well as might have been ex-
prcreoil. Fred, see: i,are is a letter from
our disreputahle cousins
Fred was something of a humorist in
his WAY. watched his smile broad.u Rs
he read on: then quietly refoIding the lei